How to Use opportunistic in a Sentence

opportunistic

adjective

• Still, Winston was opportunistic enough to keep his team in the game most of the way.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Oct. 2019
• An opportunistic fan reached over the railling and claimed the ball as a souvenir.
  — Dennis Lin, sandiegouniontribune.com, 4 July 2017
• The Bears are an opportunistic defense and have forced a turnover in 23 straight games.
  — Paris Wolfe, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2022
• On defense, the Chiefs continue to be one of the most opportunistic units in the NFL.
  — Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer, 24 Jan. 2022
• But get more opportunistic about the chance to bring more people in.
  — NBC News, 5 Mar. 2023
• The opportunistic Browns, who forced five turnovers last week, weren’t done taking it away yet in the half.
  — cleveland, 4 Oct. 2020
• This makes mahi one of the most opportunistic and least picky fish in the ocean — a boon for anglers of all ages and skill levels.
  — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 19 Sep. 2024
• This won’t be easy as the Scarlet Knights are tough, well-coached and opportunistic.
  — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 11 Nov. 2022
• The opportunistic Johnson spoiled that plan with her clutch theft and three-point play.
  — Rick O'Brien, Philly.com, 28 Mar. 2018
• Bolstered by an opportunistic bench that scored 15 points in the second quarter, the Lynx erased the 11-point deficit.
  — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 21 June 2022
• Santana proved opportunistic 6:11 into play, parked at the right of the goal to get just enough on a shot to beat Silva.
  — Glenn Graham, baltimoresun.com, 7 Jan. 2018
• At its best, this is an opportunistic moment for the Haslams.
  — Dan Labbe, cleveland, 31 Dec. 2019
• Then the Tigers — aiming to be opportunistic — jumped into the mix.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2021
• The secondary is opportunistic and Matthew Stafford and the offense are dangerous in the red zone.
  — Detroit Free Press, 30 Sep. 2017
• More than just being a bend-don’t-break unit in the red zone, Auburn’s defense has been opportunistic as well.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 25 Nov. 2020
• Jordan is off to a great start for the opportunistic Saints defense.
  — Tom Silverstein, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Oct. 2017
• Most thieves are opportunistic and will go for the bike that looks easiest and quickest to steal.
  — Matt Jancer, Wired, 24 Oct. 2020
• Lucky for Watson, the run game was firing and the defense was opportunistic.
  — cleveland, 11 Dec. 2022
• Had the Sox been more opportunistic, Whitlock might have pitched.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2021
• What’s missing from the equations in Detroit and Kansas City are the opportunistic gains of churn.
  — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 30 June 2022
• As the Astros roll into Year 7 of their dynasty, Brown brings a steady and opportunistic hand.
  — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 23 Feb. 2023
• Equal parts patient and opportunistic, Smith never gave up on the race even though all seemed lost.
  — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 2 May 2018
• The rush toward NFTs might seem, well, opportunistic at least.
  — Abram Brown, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022
• One that's become the fulcrum around which one of the NFL's most opportunistic defense swings.
  — Will Graves, sun-sentinel.com, 11 Nov. 2019
• In other words, one of these teams has been a little more opportunistic than the other.
  — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2020
• For the Texans to do anything in the playoffs, the defense is going to have to play good-enough, opportunistic ball in the playoffs for a short stretch.
  — Stephanie Stradley, Houston Chronicle, 2 Jan. 2020
• The Eagles are an opportunistic defense that has forced a turnover in all but one game this season.
  — Zach Berman, Philly.com, 3 Nov. 2017
• Cincinnati was opportunistic on defense and won games down the stretch.
  — Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 13 Jan. 2023
• Evan weakened and soon died of an opportunistic infection.
  — Nicholas Kristof, Mercury News, 3 June 2025
• Wolves are, in fact, opportunistic predators, and should never be considered harmless.
  — Jonathan C. Slaght, The Atlantic, 11 June 2025